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Apple varieties, Belgium

Penco

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

A clone of Golden Delicious having a light brownish orange flush. Originated in Belgium. Introduced by nurseryman Nicolai. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Penco Belgium
- Sport of Golden Delicious United States, 1905
  - Parent Grimes Golden United States, by 1804

Sources

Penco (accession 1999 - 029), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (late october).